Rarasaur

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• Monday❤melt : Everything's Gonna Be Okay

  Mail is late and we've already been locked in for the night. A letter is kicked under the cell door. "Just one today," the officer ponders, "Maybe they all... Read more

  Posted on 31 August 2015 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Black, Please.

  

  If we were having coffee, you'd tell me to sit down and take it easy. The party isn't for another 2 hours, you'd say, and you'd be right. It isn't. But it's... Read more

  Posted on 29 August 2015 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Does This Blog Make Me Look Fat?

  

  It's a truth universally-acknowledged that a girl in possession of a good blog must be in want of things to fill it. But like so many universally-acknowledged... Read more

  Posted on 29 August 2015 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Monday ❤ Melt: The Simple Truth

  The simple truth is, I love him. Sometimes I type his number onto my cellphone just to stare at it. Just to remind myself to breathe. In prison, I would sign... Read more

  Posted on 24 August 2015 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Are You up for a Little Birthday Game?

  There are about 15 million reasons why instigating an interactive blog game is a really bad idea right now. All the best blogging books would say it's bound to... Read more

  Posted on 23 August 2015 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Muscle Memory

  Muscles have memory, they say. I'll be back to fightin' shape in no time. It's a good habit for muscles to have... except in those moments where it's an... Read more

  Posted on 20 August 2015 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Call Me Ra.

  

  My birth name is legendary. In terms of the spirit of the name, I think the Western world equivalent would be Guinevere. When you hear it, you never just... Read more

  Posted on 15 August 2015 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Some of His Words for You.

  

  Some of my husband's words are over at Stories that Must Not Die today. You might have read them before, if you were 'round these parts back in 2012. If not, b... Read more

  Posted on 12 August 2015 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Make New Joys, but Keep the Old.

  

  She didn't write while I was in prison, and I didn't call when I stepped out the gates, but days later- after a series of happy-but-traumatic decisions - I... Read more

  Posted on 09 August 2015 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Thanks for Flying with Me.

  Three years ago today, I hopped into a blank blog and named it Rarasaur. I learned to pilot, left my worries behind, and flew so far into the sky that I became... Read more

  Posted on 06 August 2015 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Another Omelet Party

  My most quoted line was said completely off the cuff. Some other editors at Ms. magazine were throwing me an omelet party at some restaurant in the... Read more

  Posted on 03 August 2015 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Liquified Inspiration

  + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + It was a dinner party joke. His go-to response when someone felt the need to point out how incredibly different w... Read more

  Posted on 01 August 2015 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• but Then One Day…

  

  She lived in a very big home, but never noticed the size because it was so very familiar. She grew up here. She slid across the long digital hallways in her... Read more

  Posted on 31 July 2015 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Here’s Your Hat, What’s Your Hurry?

  I know, I know- I just got back and I'm already sending you away? The thing is, I did a little blogging while I was gone and I wanted you to check it out. ... Read more

  Posted on 29 July 2015 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Well. This is Awkward.

  

  There's an elephant in my blog. I'm sure you've noticed. I can barely type because she keeps nudging the words, sneaking her way around them. I see her in... Read more

  Posted on 28 July 2015 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Where’re You Goin’?

  

  I don't really know Mr. Levi. He's a correctional officer at the prison where I spent 9 months of my incarcerated journey but he was never assigned to my... Read more

  Posted on 24 July 2015 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• This Is (not) A Test

  

  Relax. This is just a blog post. You've posted before. Over a thousand times, actually. You're a little rusty, sure. It's been over 400 days since you so much... Read more

  Posted on 22 July 2015 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Start Here

  

  Hey there! My name is Ra, - welcome home. I've built a good life.... a few times over. I'm in the process of doing it again and I'm awfully glad you're here fo... Read more

  Posted on 19 July 2015 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• To Purpose!

  Without counting on milestones or holding my breath for pardons, I have exactly one more year to do in State Prison as of today. It is my countdown... Read more

  Posted on 20 December 2014 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Bleeding Gratitude

  Originally written 11/8/2014 My heart is crying. I am thankful to be so connected to others that I am able to suffer the scratchy pain of severment when... Read more

  Posted on 19 December 2014 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION